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@jonny
well i just have to say that was a blast from start to finish.
massive props to the daytrippers, campers and anyone in general doing that fixed. the conditions must have made it a bit of a chore at times. though have really enjoyed hearing the great accounts of the day on here. happy times indeed.
lots of great memories of the weekend and will post as and when but for now:
staying with shoots and clintsmoker and their better halves in a nice homely cottage. the reason i have never done this ride in a day trip is that i think it is one to savour - and to really enjoy the social around. well i've never had it so good.
seeing loads, and i mean loads of friendly familiar faces at all corners of the island. and sorry to miss a few others that i know were out there.
rode over half of it with shoots one way or another and that made for a fast ride. the highlight being the last stage with shoots, texas and pip where the four of us did the whole stage and a very nice clip indeed. will, thanks for keeping the pace up on that one. and james, awesome breakaway as we turned right off the promenade and up that steep hill. you put a good 40/50 metres into the three of us for a very deserved stage and race win ;)
awesome riding from abi, tim's missus.
and really enjoyed riding my road bike round that route. in those conditions i was quite happy with my ride time of 4 hr 6 mins, with a 16.1 ave.
reckon i will be back on the fixed next year though.